Condiment holder



A ngl 28, 1925 1,535,597

J. FURDA C'ONDIMENT HOLDER Filed March 4. 1924 D uZcaifura m,

Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CONDIMENT HOLDER.

Application filed March 4, 1824. Serial No. 696,803..

T in whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAcoB FURDA, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Winnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba and Dominion of Canada, ha ve invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Condiment Holder, of which the following is a specification.

, drawing,

This invention relates generallyto condiment holders and has more particular reference to a means for preventing the contents of the holder from becoming damp or for preventing the spilling of the contents in the event that the holder is knocked over,

the invention comprising essentially means Wvltlllll the cap or closure of the holder to engage within the usual outlet openings of said cap, said means being readily depressible at will for allowing the contents to be dispensed from the holder whenever desired.

The primary object of the present invention resides in the provision of a condiment holder provided with means as aforesaid that may be manufactured and marketed at relatively small cost and one that will meet with all of the requirements for a successful commercial use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view as the nature of the invention will be better understood, the same comprises the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the different views:

Figure 1 is a detailed vertical sectional view of a condiment holder constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the means per se employed for the closing of the opening within the closure cap of the holder,

and,

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view thereof taken substantially upon the line Jr-4: of Figure 3.

Now having particular reference to the my novel condiment holder comprises a suitably shaped receptacle 5 that is open at its upperend and externally screw threaded. Adapted to be removably secured to the upper screw threaded end of said receptacle is a sheet metal cap 6, the top wall of whichis provided with a pair of cross rows of contents discharge ure 2.

Disposed within directly beneath the top wall thereof is a sheet metal ring 8 that is formed integrally with cross webs 9-9 that are provided with upstanding prongs 10 for engagement -within the discharge openings 7 of said cap.

This ring 8 is normally maintained in the position of Figure 1 in order that said prongs may engage within the openings of the cap through the medium of a pair of springs ll11 secured at their lower ends at diametrically opposite points within the cap 6 and at their opposite ends to said ring 8. hese spring members also serve as a means for securing the ring within the cap.

The ring 8 is further formed with an up wardly extending pin 12 that has free sliding movement within an opening 13 inthe cap, the outer end of this pin being formed with a lateral extension 14 upon which is a thumb engaging head 15.

From the foregoing, it will at once be apparent that when the condiment holder is not in use, the springs 1l-11 will force the ring upwardly and consequently engage the prongs 10 within the discharge openings 7 of the cap for consequently maintaining these openings closed for thereby preventing the entrance of moisture within the receptacle openings 7, Figthis can 6 andat a point 5 or the accidental discharge of the receptacle contents in the event that the same is knocked over.

When it is desired to discharge the contents of the receptacle 5, the same is inverted and the knob 15 depressed, after which the ring will be forced downwardly within the cap for the consequent disengagement of the prongs from the openings within the cap.

Numerous advantages of a condiment holder of this character will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art and even though I have herein shown and described the most preferable embodiment of the invention with which I am at this time familiar, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

I11 a condiment holder, a closing cap provided with intersecting rows of discharge openings a ring disposed within said cap and carrying intersecting spider arms disposed in alignment beneath said rows of openings, a plurality of projections carried on the upper faces of said spider arms and projecting through said openings, an eccentric operating member carried by said ring and passing through an opening in the cap to the exterior to render it accessible, and

springs carried by the cap and engaging said ring for normally forcing said projections through the openings, said spring means permitting said ring to be pressed inwardly to remove the projection from said openings.

In testimony whereof I afi'ix my signature JACOB FURDA. 

